Egypt, India, Israel (B), Jordan (B) (NB), Oman (B), Pakistan, Palestinian Authority Territories (B), Saudi Arabia (B), Yemen (B).
Eastern and southern Israel, Jordan, Sinai Peninsula and eastern Egypt (Red Sea mountains), and patchily in Arabian Peninsula (Saudi Arabia, Yemen and Oman); possibly still southern Pakistan (Makran Coast), perhaps also southern Iran.
 
Population
Estimated population is unknown (2010).
Desert Owl (Strix hadorami) [XC843916]
by selvino from \u0627\u0644\u0645\u063a\u0633\u064a\u0644, \u0645\u062d\u0627\u0641\u0638\u0629 \u0638\u0641\u0627\u0631, Oman (song)
Desert Owl (Strix hadorami) [XC46066]
by Amir Ben Dov from Petra, Jordan (song)
Subspecies
Probably forms superspecies with Tawny Owl (Strix aluco). Formerly treated as conspecific with Tawny Owl (Strix aluco).